Preoperative C-reactive protein and other inflammatory markers as predictors of postoperative complications in patients with colorectal neoplasia.
Sufana H AlsaifAilín C RogersPriscilla PuaPaul T CaseyGeoff G AherneAnn E BranniganJurgen J MulsowConor J ShieldsRonan A CahillPublished in: World journal of surgical oncology (2021)
Elevated preoperative CRP predicts increased postoperative morbidity in this patient cohort. The results herein aid risk and resource stratification and encourage preoperative assessment of inflammatory propensity besides simple sepsis exclusion.